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Bradford bag Eastwood

Bradford have signed young goalkeeper Simon Eastwood on loan from Huddersfield until the turn of the year.

Last Updated: 25/07/09 9:50pm

Bradford have signed young goalkeeper Simon Eastwood on loan from Huddersfield until the turn of the year.

The 20-year-old has represented England at Under 18 and U19 level and enjoyed a successful loan spell at Woking last season.

Eastwood came on as a second-half substitute in the Bantams' 2-0 defeat to Barnsley on Saturday.

Terriers boss Lee Clark is happy to loan out Eastwood so that he can gain valuable first-team experience.

"Simon will use this spell to gain some valuable experience," Clark told the club's official website.

"He did very well at the Leyton Orient game last season and has really impressed us during pre-season, but sitting on our bench will only stagnate his development and a loan spell will help him continue his improvement.

"Bradford are only around the corner from us, so it will be easy to keep track on his progress. We are looking forward to him picking up more League experience."